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| ====== Water purification and filtration ====== | ====== Water purification and filtration ====== | ||
| - | More useful for boondockers who are spending a lot of time in the wilderness, if you can find a natural source of water to top up your reserves you can spend far more time out in nature before you need to head back in. | + | Boondockers |
| - | Making water drinking water has two components; filtration and purification. Filtration means removing particulate matter such as mud, sand, large plant cells such as algae and phytoplankton. | + | Making water drinking water has two components; filtration and purification. |
| Not all water needs to be both filtered and purified. Some natural water from fast-flowing streams or springs may have very little particulate matter in it and be very clear already, and will only need purification if you're going to drink or cook with it. It can be fine to shower or wash dishes with as long as it's reasonably clear. | Not all water needs to be both filtered and purified. Some natural water from fast-flowing streams or springs may have very little particulate matter in it and be very clear already, and will only need purification if you're going to drink or cook with it. It can be fine to shower or wash dishes with as long as it's reasonably clear. | ||
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| See this [[https:// | See this [[https:// | ||
| - | ===== Water Purification for Vans ===== | ||
| - | ===== Water Filtration | + | |
| + | ===== filtration | ||
| [[https:// | [[https:// | ||
| Mechanical filtration has become more common and less expensive. | Mechanical filtration has become more common and less expensive. | ||
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| - | ===== Water Purification | + | ===== purification |
| It is possible to disinfect suspect water by several means; it is //not// practical to purify water that is chemically or mineralogically tainted. | It is possible to disinfect suspect water by several means; it is //not// practical to purify water that is chemically or mineralogically tainted. | ||
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